What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Great lookn' rig Matt!

 

Yeah I just hit the trails last night and hit up my rock sliders a little. Slid right into it from the mud. Totally out of my control but that is why I have them.

The damage isn’t vast and honestly I had to take a second look but it was enough that I noticed when it happened and I said… yeah rock sliders.

 

Unless you got some straight sliders with kick out like a mofo, sliders ain’t gonna prevent what happened in that pic

 

Needs driver mod more than a slider mod.

 

Removed the Yakima basket from the Venture. Now it's a wall mounted trophy in the garage. Will keep it on hand for when I hit the road for points west.

 

When your girlfriend doesn’t understand your excitement for the beading action during a rain…

 

Just put a set of Falken Wildpeak A/T3W
275/70 on my 2013. Oh and put a Cornfed leveling kit on it last weekend

 

I like it...nice little accent color. I did my letters in gold/yellow for a while but it was a bit much. settled for the black/gold lettering on the C-pillars -see my profile pic << . just the right amount of 'stand out,but not a lot"

 

I made some shit to hold my solar panel wires that's mounted on the GFC.

 

howdy!
the wife and i recently (july 9) brought home our new 4runners.
she had a santa fe, i had a highlander....we love 'em!

we had ordered silver for her vehicle, but both arrived white. we got $1,000 off list on each unit...not wonderful, but apparently a better deal than in some areas. we ordered these about 2 mos before they arrived.

we reside in the kcmo area.

bob

 

Welcome to the forum!

White happens to be my fav 4Runner color (I’ve got a 2021 OR in white)..

 

Yeah, those are nice skid plates.

 

Thank you

 

Got a 3" Toytec lift, 17" KMC Mesa wheels with a -12mm offset, KO2s in the 285/70 R17 variety, SPC UCA's, RCI sliders, body mount chop and the breather tubes relocated.

Sadly this was ready a couple of days early and I couldn't go pick it up today because I had a surgery today. I have to wait until I am cleared to drive. Lol. #FirstWorldProblems

Still super pumped!

 

Installed LLumar Formula One Pinnacle Ceramic Tint today, 15% up front and 35% for the rest...

 

thanks for the welcome. it is rather overwhelming!

 

I feel like an idiot. After nearly 3 years I just noticed I can lock the glove box in my 2018. The funny thing is I’ve seen it a thousand times. It just never clicked in my brain that “hey, idiot, you can lock it up if you want to!”

 

Wow! What a concept, lol. Believe it or not, I have never tried it on my 2016 either...really!

 

Some waxes/sealants are more prone to sheeting and some for beading.

 

dunno how it’s gonna slide off on a flat surface…turn the vehicle and it does.

 

I was using the search function (probably not well enough) and didn't see a thread talking about fuel. Nearly every car I have, I put premium in. Was just curious what everyone runs in their runner?

Most of my previous cars required it anyway. The one that didn't was my F150 ecoboost, but I still ran mid/prem because of the turbos.

 

I remember we discussed this few times in this forum. Here in CO we have 85 / 87 / 91. I only pump from "Top Tier" gas stations. If I pump from Costco where the options are 85 & 91 I go with 91(premium). If I pump from a station like Shell I go with 87(mid). I don't care the elevation - air density talks. The manual doesn't say anything about elevation . It recommends 87 or higher. So I follow the manual. I don't think it's wrong to use premium.

 

Got confirmation that my Cali Raised Sliders are processing, and thinking of getting the rear diff skid installed today.

I'm also starting to get cold feet on the 285s. I'm cool with doing a fender liner/mudflap mod. Bumper trimming and BMC I'm not comfortable with at all. So, I'm tempted to go with my initial plan of Grabber ATX in 275/70/17s or go the pizza cutter route with some 255/80r17s...Sadly, my tires don't come in that size.

Saw some Mickey Thompson Baja Boss ATs in 255/85r17 that I really liked, but, even with my lift I think those would put me in some serious "modify-to-fit" territory as well. *laughs*

 

Added American Flag overlay to the rear side windows! Get my new wheels tomorrow, then I'll post some pics!

 

I'm going to miss my 4R, but the market made it to tempting to sell it. I got $55K and traded for an Outback Wilderness. Makes my 4R feel like a dump truck. Got rid of $8K in debt and lowered payment by $250/month. Check classifieds if you want anything.

 

Whaaaat?
You’ll be back.
Let us know how you like the CVT and if you get any better MPG than the 4Runner.

 

Managed to get it home today. Here are some better pics. Really like the -12mm offset on the KMCs.

 

If I don't get better than 12mpg in the city I will be pissed. So far I don't mind the CVT. The paddle shifters are fun. They might get me in trouble.

And yes I might be back, but I will never pay $52K for a vehicle again because I will never make $3K after 20K miles.

I never got to use the 4R to its fullest and at the end of the day its just a vehicle. They are all replaceable. I will never stop loving 4R's. Just couldn't pass on this market. So I looked for a vehicle that could handle some trails. Get good mpg. Quiet. Handle well. Big enough to sleep in. Lost headroom, but have more leg room. I need to test the fridge and mattress pad tonight.

 

BYE! Don't forget to write!

 

I think more than the CVT its pathetic wheel travel would annoy on trails. Atleast it was annoying to me when I test the Ascent. Wheel spin on every bump.
I've heard the CVT is re-tuned on the Wilderness package, hope it is strong enough. I've joined few live talks on Instagram with AWDboys and CVT replacement seems to be normal to them. On one of the talks they even said some dealerships blame of heavier tires for the CVT failures so try deny warranty claim for the transmission.